It takes a particular brand of chutzpah to fashion a show exclusively around Broadway’s worst flops. Yet that’s exactly what Amanda Kaiser, whose musical revue Flop! plays Sunday, March 29 at the Onyx, is doing.
Kaiser will be joined in the show by a lineup of singers performing these songs, which begs the question: What about the songs? “Sometimes an epically doomed musical can be the most entertaining!” chirps Kaiser, whose favorite flop is the legendary quick-close Carrie: The Musical, which went over with audiences about as well as a bucket of pig’s blood. Kaiser will also share stories about that and other famous flops. “Each failed show presents such a wonderful dose of juicy gossip to share with the audience. Bad reviews, mixed with all the problems and drama involved in getting to the Great White Way, only to pack up and close shortly after opening. It’s some wicked-wild stuff!”
But still, what about the songs? Can they be any good if they’re drawn from flops? “Like a stunning diamond ring as an accessory to an otherwise horrific choice of outfit, these songs are featured as hits on their own, as the diamonds in the rough (often very rough) shows they come from. And these hidden musical gems deserve to be shared and celebrated.”
Flop! March 29, 7 p.m., $15. Onyx Theatre, 702-732-7225.


